Workmen's advocate., 1887-03-12
LOCAL NOTES.

It Is better to expose the weakness Of our organizations than to deceive honest men who have faith in them.
 The Land and Labor Club, that has been 80 long talked about in local labor circles, is about to receive d charter from headquarters.
 It might be well to find out how many butchers and grocerymen in this city are handling Phil Armour's canned and raw meat. Phil is no friend of labor
 An inquiry came from Boston by tee graph Wednesday night as to what printing office was being rated in New Haven. Something is evidently in the wind.
 Tonight, at Central Labor Hall, there will be vocal and instrumental enter tainment and raffle fora watch for the benefit of a black listed member of the K. of l.. Here's an opportunity to do good and take pleasure
 The working men and women would like to see the iron railing removed and wide gravel pathway made around our green. They also want about three times the usual number of seats and new band stand erected.
 James F.. Quinn and John J. Bealin, of New York, have been invited to speak on independent politics and the labor question before the Labor Party in Cen tral Labor Hall next Sunday afternoon If the invited speakers are not present, there will be discussion around the wigwam fire.
 The Winchester Arms Company has cut down the pay of the hands employed in the assembling department fifteen per cent. Some of the men, 1t seems, went to the superintendent for redress, and he laughingly told them that by doing more work they could earn US much now as when paid higher
 Now is the time for workingmen to stand by their organizations, attend their meetings, and endeavor to live up to their platform of principles All leaders who are honest should spare no effort to
 
 living issues so they may know how to obtain what justly belongs to them Scatter broadcast literature treating on Social Economy Spread the Light even to the remotest corner of the earth Among the delegates who represented New Haven industries at the Hartford Convention last Tuesday and "Wednesday were Messrs. Charles Stodel and w. S Skinner, of the Trades Council; Morris k. Ruther and l. Hayes, of the Cigarma kers Unions; D. T. McNamara, of tht Typographical Union; $. s. Nichols and J. ii. Ford, of the Carpenters and Join. CTS Union; II. II. Lane, Wood Carvers Association; and Jos Schecher, Tailors Union
 The following extract from a circular issued from this office will interest many of our readers:
 With our edition of the 18th instant we shall inaugurate a "local depart ment, devotlng space on our fourth page to important events, society, and personal notes, and the general news from labor circles. The local depart, ment will be edited by Mir J. F. Baker, and all communications concerning mat ters of local import" should therefore be addressed to Mir. J. F. Baker, P. O Drawer 103
 The more intelligent of men who voted for the candidates of the two old partie, in the State, City and Town elections anc called those who voted to elevate tn. condition of mankind fools and knaves are bitterly bewailing their own imbecil ity. Alas what blind creature is mar until he has torn from his eyes the scale of deception So it has been with man, good men in the Labor Party, so it vii be again with some; but time, organiza tion and educated thought, followed b, careful action, will dispel the clouds 0 darkness.
 An agricultural member of the Cou necticut legislature who owns d thresh ing machine, wrote last Fall to New Haven dealer in agricultural implement as follows:
 Deer Sur: broke kog wheel i'll m thrashin' masheen. and l want an uthe won sent immejitly at wunst." Tn dealer wrote back: Which wheel d you want?' The farmer replied That thar wheel on the north side C the masheen. Enny darn fool orter n that much. Send quick. l want ter g